SOCCER PLAYER

Wayne Rooney

1985 - Today

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Wayne Mark Rooney (born 24 October 1985) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle. Widely considered one of the best players of his generation and one of the greatest British players of all time, Rooney is Manchester United's all time goalscorer with 253 goals and was the record goalscorer for the England national team from 2015 to 2023. He ranks second for the all-time English top goalscorers in the UEFA Champions League (34). He has also made more appearances for England than any other outfield player. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2024). Wayne Rooney is the 913th most popular soccer player (down from 588th in 2024), the 1,987th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,398th in 2019) and the 56th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Wayne Rooney ranks 913 out of 21,273. Before him are Alfred Pfaff, Ramón de la Fuente Leal, Gabriel Hanot, José Carlos, Mario Evaristo, and Mauro Tassotti. After him are Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Arturo Vidal, Marco Reus, Géza Kalocsay, Slaven Bilić, and Carlos Mozer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Wayne Rooney ranks 22. Before him are Jesús Navas, Michelle Trachtenberg, Angela White, Mario Gómez, Stromae, and Stan Wawrinka. After him are J. Cole, Léa Seydoux, Priscilla Chan, Yulia Svyrydenko, Marina Diamandis, and Nico Rosberg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Wayne Rooney ranks 1,987 out of 8,785. Before him are Orderic Vitalis (1075), Unity Mitford (1914), David Yates (1963), John Mills (1908), Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776), and Roger Williamson (1948). After him are John Muir (1838), Billy Connolly (1942), Algernon Blackwood (1869), David Byrne (1952), Andy Whitfield (1971), and Ouida (1839).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Wayne Rooney ranks 56. Before him are Paul McGrath (1959), Terry Cooper (1944), Brian Clough (1935), Tommy Smith (1945), Peter Taylor (1928), and Alf Ramsey (1920). After him are Ian Callaghan (1942), Alan Smith (1980), Paul Gascoigne (1967), Ian St John (1938), Jack Charlton (1935), and Kevin Phillips (1973).

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